Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

On Christmas day William Osm uJherly
started TO walk from Watertown, OAK, &c
his aim, fifteen miles away. Tie has Just
bee found standing in a snowdrift, frozen 10
/ death.
IN ENGLAND in 1855. 1887 paupers in the
workhouses DIR INK S233.605 worth Of intoXi-
eating liquors, and in Scotland &c, 039 work
! house inmates drank 81, lS5 worth Of "usque-
/ bau5 h.'
IL a little churchyard down the susquc-
hanna valley Is humble tombstone inscrb bed
| with the name OF worthy woman, and TINS
! inscription in cXpressIvelv Inaccurate Eng
/ iIsh: "She done wat she cOuld."
"HERE is sentence" says Laboucherc in
his Truth. which, think. is too severe. One,
| Henry Baker is half wirted waif at Ports-
| mouth. When given glass of heer he lose
| even the remaining half of his wits. In this
| condition he took from butchers stall q
! piece OF me {. value Il. For this Olfense the
| Recorder OF Portsmouth has sentenced him to
! seven years penal serVltude. What does Lord
! CoIerldge say TO thls?"
! a CHICAGO MAN has been obliged by the
| police to remove this novel defence against
| burglars: Tubes. containing illuminate OF
mercury, with nitrate of mercury, were
/ placed at all the W ndows. The poison. it
was canned, coming in contact W tn the skin
OF human being would cause blood poison
ing. Inc ralslug of the windows was expo CT
ell to explode The tubes aad scatter the POI
| son INTO the faces OF The intruders,"
THE fashion in pet dogs used to change from
year TO fear, and this. made good bus meas for
the dog fanclers. King Charles, Spitz.
poodle- bull terriers. black-and tans. pug
81. Demands and colliea all had their dav.
E&travagant prices were paid ior choice
specimens. amt no woman Of fashion was
happy unless she had her dog. Things have
changed and the fashion now is-no dog
ms Is sali to have been brought about by
the Pasteur excitement.
WE have some sad instances of royalty
these days. The insane king OF Belgium was
succeeded by his idiot brother. The Car of
Russia is a confirmed victim to drink. The
khedive of Egypt is an undlgnided. irrespon-
sible fellow, whose chief occupation is the
asslduou1 cultivation of a very promiscuous
mendacty. The king of the Sandwich
Islands has recently finished $4,000 de
banch, paid for out OF he treasury, and just
before ,hdt he had lost the funds of the saw
ing banks of his realm by 4 too free iudul-
gence IN the expensive pastime OF poker.
MINISTER LOTHRoP complains of the cold
weather in Russia. That same cold weather
drove Simon Cameron home many years ago,
and it killed Arson Burlngame when he
went to the frigid region on a mission from
China. That ardent son OF the South, Ca--ius
Nj, Clay. bore it very wei, however, and John
Randolph dlt not succeed 1t though MI.
lph was IN Russia before the uavs w IA, n
the artificial warmth IT civilization haG IN 8dc
men sensitive. Marshall Jewell came back in
his wonted beaming condition, and was able
q act in the Cabinet and direct one OF
the national campaigns Of his party before ne
died.
THE chief topic in the italian literary
Journals is Verdis new opera, which Will be
produced in Milan in the drst days of this
month. 1t consists of four short acts. The
scene Is laid in Venice and IN Camilla TIL
symphony Is temnestuDus p EN-, and Iue
love songs are magnificent A serenade in
The oDen ng rcete Will he accompanied by
TOUR rows OF old Italian guitars. which have
not Cttgut but metal strings. The COmuo-
sltion IS SAID to be del'clOu>ly ew and ch nrm-
ing. At the debut viii be the Comic lie Paris.
Mime. Adam. NJ. Clemenceau, Mcrgnier, the
millionaire Dreyfu@. the directors of the
CIR Ind Opera OF Paris, and host of other
celebrities.
A PROMINENT CLERGYMAN of Bridgeport
was placed in rather an embarrassing pre-
dlcament sunday. Just after taking his seal
IN the pulpit to his utter astonshment he dis
covered he was minus the reputation collar
and tie. He had forgotten TO put them on be
fore leavr h me 1t would never do to
stand up before his congregation and expo,e
his bare neck, neither would it be Just III,
thing to deliver his discourse with coat collar
turned up TO his ears. just then messenger
stepped mp TO the desk with sunday notice
to be read. A happy thought struck the par
shn. H. ml-hap wa exp aimed, the messen-
ger klnNlV loaned MS neck gear and TN.
service, proceeded.
A FUNERAL Of an extraordinary character
took place Dec. % in Yorkshire, when Mr.. j.
). BrOderick, a well known follower of Ed
Gurus. of Halves, In North Yorkshire, was
buried. The interment toos place in the de-
ceased geAt eman's own land at Spring End
on the top of Il hill. Mr.. froderck, who be-
lleved IN the trInsml grafton of souls, had d.
rectpd That no minis err OF religion should AT
N liujnn
mOny of any kind should be performed over
his remains. The funeral. therefore, WAS
almost OF unique description. The process
Sion had 10 pass over Stageiell. one OF the
spurs of the Pennine range, and as the roaO
va. blocked In places over twelve feet deep
with snowdrlfts the mourners had most
difficult tack. The immediate D ace of sepul-
ture was very rocky. 1t had been chosen by
the deceased gentleman, and blasting oper-
atoms had to I've carried on during the whole
Of sunday and Monday to compe the grave
which is nearly twenty feet below the sur
lace,
IT is related that in will case before A
court and rustic jury, the late Jere Blacl,
appeared as counsel for the youngest of three
sisters. and sought TO break the will on the
ground that the Two elder sisters had vim
he assistance Of his learned brother. the
counsel on the other side. cajUl q and coerced
the dead father during his Dying hours into
slEulnga Will giving them all his property.
and leaving the Youngest daughter out in tho
cold Black, who was young tnen. made
great speech To tn jury, IN which IN ing
Lear" very naturally appeared. "GouerII
as at that bedside. gentlemen of The jury"
he exclaimed, "ReEan was there. But wher,
was COrdeiia" the jury remained out Tor
some ,ime. At last they came in, but the
foreman reported that they could not agree
All OF them except one man was IN favor
the youngest SIS or but the one man was not
satisfied. aud could not Ue satisfied aDout
what he Thought a naw IN the evidence.
"What IS itE" asked the court OF the oDsiina
ia or. "Nhy, your hOpor," said the fellow
"if Mr.. Goueril and Mr.. began were present,
as that lawyer said, why didn't he put them
IN the witness bOX?'
WHEN Circusman Cole sold his stock in
New Orleans The other day three dun ring
horses that he had owned for year. went with
the others by mistake. Mr.. Cole at once
bought them hack, saying that he would
never consent to have the horses become the
work, and TN t ne mad decided to puC hem to
painless death. He proposed bleeding them
to Il ath. DUt W. Il. Leonard. II livery man,
suggested that the use of ch Oroform would
be IA better and iess painful mode. This wa
hhally decided upon. and a reliable man pro-
cured. VINO was 10 have performed the opera
ton. They were ali collected in tue circus
tent. They were cole. Leonard, the riders
amt the clowns, the ringmaster. the lumber,
and lcapers, AMI the three pet duns. Calling
the little mare by name he told her to Kiss
them all goOd-bg. TIE Intel gent ANIMAL